Subject: FYI: April issue of the WHO Bulletin
From: Liz Nugent <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:30:12 +0000

Excuse crosspostings.

Highlights from the April 2015 issue:

·         Poor hygiene in many health facilities in 54 countries

·         10 years of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

·         The Global Drug Facility’s impact on tuberculosis medicine prices

·         Postnatal care services can help save the lives of mothers and babies

·         World Health Day focus on food safety

·         Interview: improving food safety, reducing antimicrobial resistance

·         Getting accurate tests for the Ebola virus closer to the point-of-care

You can now read the Bulletin on a variety of different formats. The journal is now available on electronic publishing devices, Kindle readers and as a Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) digital talking book.

Complete list of contents for Volume 93, Number 4, April, 209-284.

Abstracts and other items are available in عربي, 中文, Français, Русский and Español.

Volume 93, Number 4, April 2015, 209-284

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

In this month’s Bulletin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.000415

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 974kb

EDITORIALS

Lack of toilets and safe water in health-care facilities

Jamie Bartram, Ryan Cronk, Maggie Montgomery, Bruce Gordon, Maria Neira, Edward Kelley & Yael Velleman

doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154609

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 626kb ¦ DAISY zip, 9kb ¦ ePub, 491kb ¦ Kindle, 495kb

WHO’s first global health treaty: 10 years in force

Haik Nikogosian & Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva

doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154823

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 629kb ¦ DAISY zip, 9kb ¦ ePub, 503kb ¦ Kindle, 507kb

Food safety in a globalized world

Keiji Fukuda

doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154831

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 629kb ¦ DAISY zip, 9kb ¦ ePub, 503kb ¦ Kindle, 507kb

NEWS

Public health round-up
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.010415

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 736kb

Rapid Ebola tests hold promise
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.020415

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 740kb ¦ DAISY zip, 121kb ¦ ePub, 639kb ¦ Kindle, 643kb

What to do about resistant bacteria in the food-chain?
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.030415

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 667kb ¦ DAISY zip, 53kb ¦ ePub, 483kb ¦ Kindle, 486kb

RESEARCH

Antibiotic prescription behaviours in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a knowledge, attitude and practice survey

Fabrice Quet, Erika Vlieghe, Caroline Leyer, Yves Buisson, Paul N Newton, Philaysak Naphayvong, Valy Keoluangkhot, Monique Chomarat, Christophe Longuet, Nicolas Steenkeste & Jan Jacobs

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.142844

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦  Article pdf, 878kb ¦ DAISY zip, 132kb ¦ ePub, 2.33Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.33Mb

Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence in global burden of disease studies

Scott A McDonald, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Niko Speybroeck, Niel Hens, Nicolas Praet, Paul R Torgerson, Arie H Havelaar, Felicia Wu, Marlène Tremblay, Ermias W Amene & Dörte Döpfer

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.139972

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 895kb ¦ DAISY zip, 112kb ¦ ePub, 2.77Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.77Mb

The Global Drug Facility as an intervention in the market for tuberculosis drugs

Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Thierry Cordier-Lassalle, Kaspars Lunte & Christopher Dye

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.147256

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 842kb ¦ DAISY zip, 67kb ¦ ePub, 2.19Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.19Mb

Nurse versus physician-provision of early medical abortion in Mexico: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

Claudia Diaz Olavarrieta, Bela Ganatra, Annik Sorhaindo, Tahilin S Karver, Armando Seuc, Aremis Villalobos, Sandra G García, Martha Pérez, Manuel Bousieguez & Patricio Sanhueza

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.143990

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 827kb ¦ DAISY zip, 88kb ¦ ePub, 2.19Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.19Mb

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Inequities in postnatal care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Étienne V Langlois, Malgorzata Miszkurka, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, Abdul Ghaffar, Daniela Ziegler & Igor Karp

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.140996

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 928kb ¦ DAISY zip, 190kb ¦ ePub, 2.37Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.37Mb

POLICY & PRACTICE

Midterm review of national health plans: an example from the United Republic of Tanzania

Leonard EG Mboera, Yahya Ipuge, Claud J Kumalija, Josbert Rubona, Sriyant Perera, Honorati Masanja & Ties Boerma

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.141069

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 949kb ¦ DAISY zip, 26kb ¦ ePub, 1.17Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.18Mb

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

Reducing the price of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis through the Global Drug Facility

Kaspars Lunte, Thierry Cordier-Lassalle & Joel Keravec

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.145920

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 793kb ¦ DAISY zip, 36kb ¦ ePub, 1.73Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.73Mb

PERSPECTIVES

Tough decisions on essential medicines in 2015
Nicola Magrini, Jane Robertson, Gilles Forte, Bernadette Cappello, Lorenzo P Moja, Kees de Joncheere & Marie-Paule Kieny
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154385

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 793kb ¦ DAISY zip, 36kb ¦ ePub, 1.73Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.73Mb